suspects
The plural of "suspect" is suspects.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and suspect follows this rule.
Meaning: a person thought to have done a crime (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with suspects: the suspects are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: suspects'.
How do you pronounce it?
suspect is pronounced /ˈsʌspɛkt/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. suspects means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- Police arrested two suspects.Singular: Police arrested a suspect.
- The suspects were released.Singular: The suspect was released.
